Reply #34: Steve, you are one of my favorite DUers, [View All]

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and I think you nailed it on the head. Fundamentalists can be found in every "religion." Fundamentalist Muslims, IMHO, have hi-jacked their faith the way fundamentalist Christians have hi-jacked mine. I am one of those who, for your sake and mine, want to make sure that church and state remain separate.

Everyone brings their values, their prejudices, their experiences to the table in politics. The trick is finding a way to respect the other person's beliefs without abandoning one's own.

I understand very well the anger of those who "bash Christians," because the history is filled with some very UnChristian things, and anytime anyone claims the "truth" to be exclusive to their faith, that's a step toward that faith becoming "evil" in its practice.

I wish that everyone had your attitude about people with a belief in God. Radical is the correct word. When "religion" becomes radical, religion begins to become evil. One can be passionate, zealous and even revolutionary about their faith without becoming "radical."

Thanks for your post.